Sophocles books biography and list of works author of antigone. For almost 50 years, sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramati. Penguin classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. It might help you with a project category education.
Oedipus rex cambridge greek and latin classics 9780521617352. Sophocles biography, books and facts famous authors. Song the four seasons, violin concerto in e major, op. Ajax, antigone, women of trachis, oedipus rex, electra, philoctetes and oedipus at colonus. Philoctetes 409 bce on how odysseus persuades the hero to join the trojan war.
Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, written around 442 bce. As with other greek plays, sophocles work is not only a record of greek theatre but. Sophocles has 488 books on goodreads with 572407 ratings. Sophocles wins his first tragedy competition title unknown. Antigone oedipus the king oedipus at colonus, and antigone, and more on. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. He is one of three greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. See all books authored by sophocles, including the three theban plays. Sophocles biography sophocle sbysophocleswork814 sophocles 497 bc or 496 bc 406 bc was one of the three great ancient greek tragedians. As students were buried in reading and assignments.
Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form. Cambridge core ancient history the cambridge ancient history edited by david m. Sophocles s most popular book is oedipus the king and other tragedies. Nonfiction but can also include ancient greek literature, myths, poetry, drama and philosophy. List of books and articles about sophocles online research library. Ancient tragedy and the origins of modern science by michael davis.
The 10 ancient classics every student should read the. A substantial part of the searches, a satyr play, was recovered from papyri in egypt in modern times. Sophocles is one of three ancient greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Life of greek playwright sophocles, who suggests moderation in drinking beer. Best books on ancient greek history and literature ancient greece. Although it was written before sophocles other two theban plays, chronologically it comes after the stories in oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus, and it picks up where aeschylus play seven against thebes ends. Sophocles biography sophocles was an ancient greek playwright, born in colonus near athens, greece in 496 b. Sophocles, one of classical athens three great tragic playwrights, whose best known drama is oedipus the king. Oedipus the king 429 420 bce about the famous king who loved his mother a little too much. His father, sophilus, was a rich member of a small community, the rural deme. But if you want to increase your knowledge, get out your. Most have carefully updated the translations to bring them even closer to the ancient greek while retaining the vibrancy for which our english versions. Student student life books the 10 ancient classics every student should read. Best books on ancient greek history and literature 259 books.